Video: Regulating pawn shops impacts opioid epidemic, officials say

WBAL - Baltimore Videos•April 6, 2017

Harford County officials are trying a new approach to curb the opioid-heroin epidemic by placing more restrictions on pawn shops, but some pawn shop owners say the effort is misguided. Thefts are up 12 percent in Harford County as property is stolen from cars, homes and businesses. Sheriff Jeff Gahler attributed it to the growing opioid-heroin problem.